I was there first thing this am taking the Ward's island ferry and biking like crazy. The Wilson's plover was present but no Piping plovers or Snowy plover. There is also one less Semipalmated sandpiper thanks to a Peregrine falcon strafing the beach. I left the beach at 8 am.
Howard Shapiro Sent from my iPhone > On May 28, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Glenn Coady <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ontbirds subscribers, > > > > Based on the current ferry schedules, and assuming no one hired a water taxi, > it is likely that the first searchers have only just arrived at Hanlan's > Point Beach, so patience is the order of the day for those waiting on updates. > > > > As Mark Cranford posted yesterday, it looks like at least one pair of Piping > Plovers might be about to initiate nesting on this beach very shortly. Piping > Plover has not nested at this site since 1934, so this will be the first time > in people's lifetimes to see this in Toronto. Therefore, when looking for the > vagrant plovers, please do so well back from the shore edge, and scan the > beach from south to north - that way, if you find the vagrant plovers to the > south there is less chance you might disturb the Piping Plovers, which are > favouring the north end of the beach nearer the airport. > > > > Good luck to all in finding the Wilson's and/or Snowy Plover. > > > > Glenn Coady > > Whitby > > _______________________________________________ > ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial > birding organization. > Send bird reports to [email protected] > For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup > Posting guidelines can be found at > http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide > > _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS including how to unsubscribe visit http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdssetup Posting guidelines can be found at http://www.ofo.ca/site/page/view/information.ontbirdsguide
